Rafa Benítez warns Fernando Torres that Liverpool need him to stay focused

By Mark Ogden 730AM GMT twenty-four March 2010

Frustration Fernando Torres"s bookings have turn as inclusive as his goals as the vigour mounts Photo GETTY IMAGES

Although Torres has scored five goals in his past 3 games for Liverpool, the Spaniard has been reception yellow cards at a likewise inclusive rate, with his engagement in the 2-1 better at Manchester United last Sunday receiving his total to five in 7 games.

The twenty-six year-old, whose opening at Old Trafford was harmed by a array of complaints to arbitrate Howard Webb, has transient disciplinary movement for petulantly kicking the chastisement mark prior to Wayne Rooneys saved kick, notwithstanding Webb confirming to the Football Association that he would have requisitioned Torres had he seen the incident.

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But with Torres additionally selecting to go open this month with claims that Liverpool need "four or five" new players this summer to contest at the tip of the Premier League, his disappointment on and off the representation is apropos increasingly evident.

Liverpool, realistically, need to win all their superfluous matches this deteriorate to validate for the Champions League, and Benítez admits he has urged Torres to concentration his energies quite on scoring the goals that can assistance say the clubs flickering ambitions of a top-four finish.

"Fernando knows he has to concentration a small bit more," Benítez said. "He can measure some-more goals by concentrating on football. All strikers, generally top-class strikers, they are noted a small bit some-more closely than others and that is normal. Its not easy each game. People dont assimilate when youre a player on the representation and youre fighting and infrequently you cant assimilate these things."

Liverpools top-four hopes could be serve dashed if Manchester City kick Everton at Eastlands tonight. But with the 2005 Champions League winners still in with a gloomy possibility of fourth position, Benítez has called on Torres and his associate big names in the Anfield sauce room to lead from the front on the pitch.

Benítez pronounced "Sometimes, when you speak about big names, top-class players, you are awaiting something from them when the group isnt you do well. You design them to say, "Its OK, follow me. We have had this review with Fernando and the rest of the team. It was something we were awaiting from Torres and he was unequivocally great the alternative day [scoring dual opposite Lille]."

Benítez, who expects harmed defenders Martin Liverpool and Fabio Aurelio to lapse inside of a fortnight, thinks Liverpools rivals for fourth place will dump points.

He pronounced "We know we have to win the games since the transparent that the alternative teams will dump a little points and lose a little games. How most they dump is the key. We have the idea we can finish in the tip four, but we have to keep going. Every diversion is critical for us."

Meanwhile, Liverpool midfielder Jay Spearing, 21, has assimilated Leicester City on loan until the finish of the season.